# Ebola virus (Bundibugyo strain)

Type: Technology

Source: HR & Workforce Intelligence Brief — https://gethrbrief.com/entity/ebola-virus-bundibugyo-strain
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## Timeline

- **2026-07-25**: Elikya Treatment Center Staff Strike — About 100 health workers at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia protest and stop work over two months' unpaid performance bonuses, halting patient care.
- **2026-07-24**: Government Releases Updated Case Numbers — Congo's health ministry reports 2,973 confirmed cases and 1,309 deaths, with Ituri province holding nearly 90% of cases.
- **2026-07-24**: PM Judith Suminwa Tours Response Hubs — The Prime Minister visits Rwampara and Mongbwalu treatment centers and is confronted by protesting healthcare workers demanding pay resolution.
- **2026-07-18**: Bunia General Hospital Workers Strike — Health workers at the region's largest hospital strike over unpaid salaries; some report receiving no payment since the outbreak started.
- **2026-05-15**: Ebola Outbreak Begins — Congo declares an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, initiating the fastest-growing epidemic on record.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 100 Health Workers Strike Over 2 Months of Unpaid Bonuses in Congo Ebola Crisis
2026-07-25 20:56:51 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 5

A strike by 100 health workers at an Ebola treatment center in Congo, triggered by two months of unpaid performance bonuses, highlights severe compensation failures in high-risk frontline staffing and the deadly consequences of payroll breakdowns.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/congo-ebola-health-workers-strike-unpaid-bonuses-hr

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